Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

The HousingWire Pulse Survey for Q3 2024 provides a detailed snapshot of current housing market sentiments and challenges faced by real estate agents, brokers, and mortgage professionals. The survey reveals a generally cautious optimism among these sectors, despite varied expectations regarding market trends over the next three months.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The housing market faced a lot of uncertainty when COVID-19 caused the real estate industry to pause under shut-downs, but low interest rates and the desire for more space has turned this year into a boom time for real estate agents. For the last five to 10 years, Weisser said her market has been growing at a positive pace.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Davis also highlights Deephaven’s edge in products like their Ground-Up Construction and Fix-and-Flip products, offering originators essential tools and training. Davis believes that by aligning with the right lender and expanding product offerings, originators can position themselves as valuable partners in a shaky market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

I’m going to start by making Rate the absolutely best place for every single loan officer to work at figuring out ways in which we can develop them, give them all the skills, the coaching , the mentoring and the tools, so they can have an amazing business, but also better serve all their clients and all their partners.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Despite this, the Las Vegas housing market held its ground with steady appreciation, climbing 5-7%. Real estate is resilient, and the market proved once again that patience and strategy pay off. The year a normal market returns The word on everyones mind is normal. The key takeaway? So, whats your game plan?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

We’ll also share best practices for developing and sending real estate newsletters and recommend some essential tools to make your email marketing stand out. Save time with pre-written newsletters from Market Leader Don’t have time to write three or more newsletters every month? Lets dive in!

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

It reflects another pressing issue of imbalanced supply and demand in the housing market. In addition to all of these challenges, economic factors outside of housing are making it harder for potential buyers to acquire qualifying mortgage loans. Most of those high-priced homes were existing properties, interestingly enough.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Additionally, appraisers can use statistical tools to identify outliers and focus on sales that exhibit consistent market patterns. Paired sales analysis provides a straightforward, evidence-based way to derive time adjustments and is especially effective in stable markets with sufficient comparable sales.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

This article is part of our housing market economic update series. At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. In February, NAR in partnership with Realtor.com released The Double Trouble of the Housing Market report. For Asian Americans the rate is 61.7%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Most economists forecast mortgage rates to decline in 2024, stoking optimism about the housing market. According to the newest Bloomberg Markets Live Pulse Survey (MLIV Pulse), the rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage will fall to 5.5% by the end of this year. On Monday, meanwhile, 97.9% On the bright side, new listings rose 2.2%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

But there are definitely a few main things to looks out for — many of which are carrying over from a turbulent 2020 and early 2021 — when it comes to the upcoming landscape for the rest of 2021: Lack of inventory Fluctuating interest rates Increased adoption of technology. Inventory issues. All about the rates.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Ohio REALTORS, one of the largest and most influential real estate associations in the Midwest, has announced its partnership with HousingWire , the leading source for housing market news and information. “At Ohio REALTORS, our mission is to be the indispensable professional partner for our members and brokers. ”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2022

Right after the Great Recession, between 2009 and 2011, buyers viewed a median of 12 homes before purchasing, as inventory was plentiful. From 2004 to 2006, during the housing boom years, even though homes were moving at a rapid pace, buyers typically looked at nine homes. month’s supply of homes. month’s supply of homes.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

This is an encouraging development for the housing market and in particular first-time homebuyers who are sensitive to changes in housing affordability. However, as purchase demand continues to thaw, it will put more pressure on already depleted inventory for sale,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

chance that the Fed will hold interest rates steady in December, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool. 16, according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. A major constraint continues to be very limited inventory. On Thursday, investors priced in a 99.7% The 30-year, fixed mortgage averaged at 7.44% as of Nov.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Further, we will do everything we can to support a strong labor market as we progress toward price stability.He indicated that Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) participants were targeting the federal funds rate to be at 5.1% by the end of 2024, 4.1% by the end of 2025, and 3.1% by the end of 2026. interest rates for the current 6.5%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

17-18 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is not whether the federal funds rate will be lowered but how large the cut will be. The CME Group ‘s FedWatch tool on Tuesday showed that 71% of interest rate traders were anticipating a cut of 25 bps, with 29% estimating a cut of 50 bps. since July 2023. 29 to Oct.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Over half of Realtors said that social media was their top lead-generating technology tool, according to a new survey report from the National Association of Realtors. Other top lead generating tools included customer relationship management (31%) and MLS sites (28%).

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Growth in the off-campus student housing market creates massive opportunities for property management companies. College enrollment is increasing for the first time since the pandemic, driving off-campus student housing revenue that outpaces multifamily rents in the same markets.

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Portland Appraisal Blog

MARCH 15, 2025

Via Unsplash The first quarter of 2025 is already drawing to a close, but let’s take the time to review how the Portland Region’s condominium market performed in 2024. High mortgage interest rates have been a concern in all segments of the housing market and condominiums were no exception.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

. “Over the past 18 months, Knock has become our go-to solution for helping homeowners compete and win in today’s housing market,” Bob Tyson, president and chief operating officer at NFM Lending, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

Our goal is to provide New Hampshire Realtors with the tools they need to be information leaders in the industry, and HousingWire offers the very best housing news, data and research available,” said 2024 NHAR President Joanie McIntire. Because housing is too important for narrow perspectives and missed connections.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2022

Creating a large following on Instagram , he offers updates on the housing market, tips on the home-buying process and so much more. Below, Dhingra answers questions about the housing industry: HousingWire: What were some of your biggest takeaways from last year’s HW Annual event? To become an HW+ member, click here.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Many market observers had flipped their expected cut from 25 bps to 50 bps without any key data release as a catalyst. On Wednesday morning, the CME Group ‘s FedWatch tool on showed that 55% of traders expected officials to slash rates by 50 bps while 45% projected a smaller cut of 25 bps. in April 2023.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

During his tenure, Wiener first served as a product manager for agent tools. He then went on to run the partner program, analytics, marketing and a variety of new businesses. Kelman closed his memo by expressing his optimism for the year to come while acknowledging Redfin’s steady recovery from the housing downturn.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

HousingWire: What is your most useful tech tool? I wish I could offer something more exciting, but it is just the most versatile, handy tool in my arsenal! HousingWire: What do you think will be the big themes for the housing market in 2022? Amanda Hill: My cell phone!

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

It helps me feel connected to the industry and inspires creativity for our own marketing efforts. HW Media: What is your most useful tech tool? HW Media: What do you think will be the big themes for the housing market in 2023? In the past couple of years, anyone in the housing market could easily make a living.

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Portland Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 18, 2025

The housing market has been digesting high interest rates for a couple of years now. While interest rates have been a net drag on the market, 2024 did have some bright spotsespecially compared to 2023. Lets take a look at how the Portland Region housing market performed as a whole and by individual county.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The forecast for the housing market in 2023 gets worse by the month, with the latest report predicting a million-plus decline in existing home sales. The slowing effect on the housing market of the higher mortgage rate environment has been largely predictable, and home prices appear to have already begun trending downward.”.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In these markets, Home Swap will be offered through The Keyes Company and The Signature Real Estate Companies. Knock provides consumers with a mortgage on the new home, an interest-free bridge loan to cover the down payment, coverage of mortgage payments on the old house, and up to $25,000 for home prep and repairs for the old house.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2022

During HousingWire Annual, we’re hosting the Housing Market Super Session and The Future of Marketing panel, which will both address these questions. During the Future of Marketing panel, attendees will get a marketing-specific view on what the coming months and years will look like for marketing strategies in housing.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Public health officials note that we have many more tools to address this latest — and likely not the last — challenge. More specifically, that means targeting an unemployment rate close to 4%, inflation close to 2%, and using regulatory tools to prevent unsound lending or other financial imbalances. What if it doesn’t?).

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

This agreement connects more than 55,000 agents to a large inventory of properties under a single system. Georgia MLS said the move will “improve market transparency and provide real estate professionals with the listing information they need to better serve their customers.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2021

HousingWire: What do you think will be t he big themes for the housing market in 2022? Reina Ramos: I think the theme for 2022 will be housing starts and affordability. We know refinance volumes will dry up due to rising rates, borrowers not exiting their homes due to the reduced inventories.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2022

housing market is in a recession because all four factors were evident in June of this year : a drop in sales, production, jobs and incomes. If the Federal Reserve wanted to help the housing market get back in line, they could do so by making one statement that they would buy mortgage backed securities, and the spread would collapse.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Despite low inventory, the housing market is expected to remain strong in 2021 due to low mortgage rates. And with this housing boom will come even more questions from homeowners who want to know their housing options. Many real estate professionals discount the seller lead.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

One such recent partnership allows us to provide our offices and agents a technology tool and verification service to help mitigate wire fraud and diversions,” Monroe said. We remain confident that we are well positioned to capitalize on improving market conditions.” billion and net income falling from $138.5 million in Q2 2024. “Our

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